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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:44:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bruce Lenkei <lenkei@echonyc.com>
Subject: (exotica) The Exotica Review
I know everyone has been puzzled by the disappearance of the Exotica
Review site the past few days. Unfortunately, my ISP went down for the
count last week, and took thousand of web pages with it. Luckily, the
nightmare is over, the ISP is back up, (still seems kinda slow to me) and
the Exotica Review is once again available over the world wide web! Stop
by when you have the chance.
- - bruce
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Visit The Exotica Review
As many exotica/lounge record reviews as possible!
on the web at: www.bway.net/~er
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:06:18 -0400
From: nytab@pipeline.com
Subject: (exotica) [obit] Sybil Trent
June 7, 2000
Sybil Trent, 73, a Famous Voice From the Golden Age of Radio
Sybil Trent, a veteran of the golden age of radio and a star of the Saturday-morning children's radio show "Let's Pretend," died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 73.
The cause was lymphoma, said her son Drew Nieporent, the restaurateur.
Ms. Trent's voice was first heard on "Let's Pretend" in 1935, not long after she made her Broadway debut alongside Jimmy Durante, Gloria Grafton and Donald Novis, and atop an elephant, in Billy Rose's "Jumbo," with songs by Rodgers and Hart, at the Hippodrome Theater.
Over two decades, until the final broadcast of "Let's Pretend" in 1954, she entertained young listeners with renditions of princesses and fairy godmothers and found fame in her startlingly realistic "baby cry."
A precocious child, Ms. Trent began her career at the age of 3 1/2, when she performed in a short film with Fatty Arbuckle. Soon, she was singing and dancing her way through more than 25 shorts with stars like Ruth Etting and Jack Haley as a member of the Warner Brothers stock company.
Feature films at RKO followed, including "The People's Enemy" (1935) with Melvyn Douglas and Lila Lee, and "Keep 'Em Rolling" (1934) with Walter Huston.
By the age of 6, Ms. Trent was the host of her own radio show on WHN, "Baby Sybil Elaine and Her Kiddie Revue," on which she would conjure imitations of Joe Penner and the Block and Sully comedy team before closing with a sweetly sung "Thank You for a Lovely Evening."
One of the 150 charter members of the American Federation of Radio Artists, Ms. Trent also took the lead on "We Love and Learn," "Stella Dallas," "Aunt Jenny" and "David Harum," and performed on shows like "The Martha Raye Show," "The Ed Sullivan Show"and Joe Franklin's "Memory Lane."
From 1973 to 1994, she was the casting director at the Young & Rubicam advertising agency in Manhattan.
Ms. Trent continued to do vocal work on commercials and in her spare time took reservations at her son's Manhattan restaurants.
"The woman on the phone has the most delicious voice: low, slightly husky, completely inviting," Ruth Reichl wrote in 1994 in The New York Times of Ms. Trent's mellifluous tones. "Just calling for a reservation makes you eager to eat at Montrachet."
In addition to her son Drew, she is survived by another son, Tracy, and four grandchildren, all of New Jersey.
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 10:17:37 -0500
From: "Mark D. Head" <mdhbene@airmail.net>
Subject: (exotica) The Nilsmen
I am listening to an extremely groovy B-3 on a tune called "Le Winston"
by The Nilsmen, from the Nymphomania Vol. II CD - I recall they also
show up on one of the Mood Mosaic comps, and I dig that tune as well,
but I've never been able to find any CD's or LP's by these guys - anyone
have any exposure to them or know where they might be found????
Thanks.
- --
Mark D. Head
The Captain
mdhbene@airmail.net
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TANSTAAFL!
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 15:54:56 GMT
From: "james brouwer" <jamesbrouwer@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) eBay logistics
jim gerwitz
>Was it $1 above your maximum bid? If so, the person who beat you might
>have
>posted a maximum of $100 higher than your highest bid, but the software
>will
>only top your maximum by the least amount possible--in this case, $1. Make
>sense?
ouch! Yeah, it was a dollar more, though it was complicated by Jim Gerwitz'
bid, who's also on this list. I gotta say, that sort of thing is brutal for
schmucks like me who lack the software (and who use university computers
that'll never get it). Although, if the scenario was as you describe it, it
would have been pleasantly cruel to bid an outrageous sum and force the guy
to take it for a buck more. I should have bid $100.00. (I suppose he sets
limits to prevent things like this from happening).
I love eBay too, though stuff like this makes it tough -- not unfair -- just
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 14:24:35 EDT
From: Rcbrooksod@aol.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: ebay; auctions;Exotic Percussion etc.
In a message dated 06/06/00 11:52:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
chucklps@mediaone.net writes:
<< You probably got schmeissed by somebody with sniping software. >>
can some one explain exactly what the sniping software does and how it works?
i understand the last second bidding, but what is the software?
tb
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:02:59 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <sunny70@sirius.com>
Subject: RE: (exotica) eBay logistics
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com
> [mailto:owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of james brouwer
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:55 AM
> Although, if the scenario was as you
> describe it, it
> would have been pleasantly cruel to bid an outrageous sum and
> force the guy
> to take it for a buck more. I should have bid $100.00. (I suppose he sets
> limits to prevent things like this from happening).
You don't want to do that -- it would truly suck if you actually bid last
and s/he did the same thing. Then you're stuck with a $100 lp -- which, of
course, may be worth that to you...
I keep getting sniped (for photographs of Chinatown circa 1930s) by someone
who actually overbids *her/his own bid* in the last five seconds. My guess
is that that bidder does bid something like $100; it ensures that the item
is theirs, but they have to pay a buck or two over their original bid.
My philosophy is to sit down and calculate how much the item is absolutely
worth to me (even factoring in shipping and handling), then I put in the
bid. Important point: you have to put yourself in the right frame of mind
for that one. No mess, no heartbreak, no anxious waiting for the auction to
end, no constant reloading of the page. If I'm overbid by a buck, then so be
it -- in my mind, the item's already overpriced.
[Note: it's a little difficult to do this if the item is truly
one-of-a-kind, because calculating the item's worth does not have much of a
basis.]
All in all, there's a kind of peaceful easy feeling even if you're outbid by
50 cents...
Later,
Ben
np: neil young and crazy horse, "live rust"
http://www.bigfoot.com/~bvergara/
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 15:43:11 -0400
From: Peter Gingerich <peter.gingerich@wcom.com>
Subject: Re:(exotica)New findz- Raymond & Yma type stuff
two slabs o'vinyl found today at the library scraps sale...
'Basically Sound; Holiday Greetings form Gotham Recording
Corporation', a souvenir slice of red shellac for Gothams friends, struck in
limited edition of 500, this one numbered 318. Haven't heard it yet since
I'm still plugged in at the work matrix. Interesting trax seem to be
'Basically Sound- a happy history in verse and prose relating the Saga of
Sound- from the Pliocene to the Gasoline age'. Sound effects by one Hal
Johnson, performance by the Gotham Stockyard Players.
The other track is by Raymond Scott and Orchestra in a 'dressed up, modern
version of 'Frankie and Johnnie'.
all the other stuff seems to be standard, Sinatra, Armstrong, Count
Basie, Peggy Lee, folx who recorded at Gotham which so doesn't seem to exist
anymore.
Other platter picked up is 'East of the Sun' by Anita Darian on Kapp
Rekkids who does a version of Misrlou among others. Shes labeled a
'versatile young lady with a fabulous voice whose range is even greater than
that of the extraordinary Yma Sumac'. Best part is someone who scribbled 'I
doubt' next to that on the back cover...
anyways......
happy hunting all!
pg
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:36:08 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <sunny70@sirius.com>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Honda Accord, the Acura and Stereolab
Really really late response -- just waded through 1000+ messages from this
list...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com
> [mailto:owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of
> Charles_Moseley%MCKINSEY-EXTERNAL@mckinsey.com
[At least I *think* Charlie wrote this:]
> What also used to get to me were the knock-off tunes. Themes
> designed to make you think that you were listening to hit tunes of the day
> and then it would veer just slightly to make it "original".
Every now and then I'd turn on the TV and hear what sounds like a variation
(too many of 'em) on Us3's "Cantaloop" -- and we all know where that
originally comes from...
Having written that, I've also decided to boycott any film which uses any of
the following music for its previews:
- - "O Fortuna"
- - "Green Onions"
- - "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"
Later,
Ben
np: perfume tree, "a lifetime away"
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:41:31 -0400
From: nytab@pipeline.com
Subject: (exotica) [obit] Ellery J. Chun
June 7, 2000
Aloha Shirt Creator Chun Dies at 91
Filed at 2:46 p.m. EDT
By The Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) -- Ellery J. Chun, credited as the creator of the original Hawaiian aloha shirt that spawned an industry of colorful copycats, has died at age 91.
Chun died May 16 in Honolulu, his widow, Mildred, said Tuesday.
The Yale University graduate designed the distinctively colorful Hawaiian-theme shirt in 1931 and mass-produced it for sale at his family's store in downtown Honolulu.
In 1936, Chun registered the ``Aloha'' trade name.
The short-sleeved design was inspired by the checkered shirts worn by sugar plantation workers in the 1800s and the silk tops of schoolchildren sewn from leftover kimono material by their Japanese mothers.
The style caught on with surfers, Waikiki entertainers and Hollywood stars such as Montgomery Cliff, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Countless clothing manufacturers followed suit, often in gaudy fashion.
In the islands, the more tasteful versions have never gone out of style, and men often wear aloha shirts instead of suits and ties in the workplace and at formal occasions.
In 1991, the state Senate honored Chun for his contribution to Hawaii on the 60th anniversary of the shirt's creation.
Chun came up with the design to help his family generate business during the Depression, his wife said. The first few dozen patterns showed palm trees, hula dancers and pineapples.
``He was very creative,'' Ms. Chun said. ``I'm sure he had a good business instinct.''
Chun's store, King-Smith Clothiers, also sponsored a radio talent show in the late 1930s, broadcast from Waikiki Beach. It helped launch local musical careers, including that of popular isle singer Emma Veary.
Chun later closed the store and served as a vice president of American Security Bank. He retired in 1966 but continued to serve on the bank's board until 1980.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, a son and a sister.
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 21:21:34 -0400
From: "m.ace" <ecam@voicenet.com>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Honda Accord, the Acura and Stereolab
>Having written that, I've also decided to boycott any film which uses any of
>the following music for its previews:
>
>- "O Fortuna"
>- "Green Onions"
>- "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"
For quite a while now, I've had a rule that anything with "Born To Be Wild"
in the soundtrack gets an automatic failure.
And that Beat Generation documentary on PBS the other week flunked on that
basis. Unfortunate.
m.ace ecam@voicenet.com
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:36:17 EDT
From: BasicHip@aol.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) Dunwich Horror OST
I'm afraid I can't help you one that one. You'll have another chance.
In the meantime, here is the audio portion of an original Dunwich Horror
movie trailer for you to download and enjoy. Approximately 300kb.
http://www.metro.net/basichip/dh.mp3
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 23:37:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lou Smith <nytab@pipeline.com>
Subject: (exotica) [obit] Ton Ayres,John Steiner
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Tom Ayres, a music producer who worked with a variety of
performers from Gene Vincent to David Bowie, died Tuesday. He was 67.
Ayres worked for Hanna-Barbera Productions, ABC Records, Columbia Records,
United Artists, Kama Sutra Records, Buddha Records and RCA Records, among
others.
His busiest days as a producer were during the 1960s and 70s, when he brought
local talent - including Victoria Williams - to the attention of peers in
recording business.
Ayres produced the Dartells' No. 1 hit ``Hot Pastrami,'' and even played bass
in the Johnny Burnette Quintet. He also worked with the Sir Douglas Quintet and
with singers Ultra Violet and Gene Vincent.
In a forthcoming documentary, Bowie gives credit to Ayres as the man who
